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Table 30.  Annual Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors, 1996-2005
Year
Number of Companies
Collector Shipments ª
(Thousand Square Feet)
Totalb
Imports
Export
1996
28
7,616
1,930
454
1997
29
8,138
2,102
379
1998
28
7,756
2,206
360
1999
29
8,583
2,352
537
2000
26
8,354
2,201
496
2001
26
11,189
3,502
840
2002
27
11,663
3,068
659
2003
26
11,444
2,986
518
2004
24
14,114
3,723
813
2005p
25
16,041
4,546
1,361
a Includes imputation of shipment data to account for nonrespondents.
b Includes shipments of solar thermal collectors to the government, including some military, but excluding space applications.
P = Preliminary.
Note: Total shipments as reported by respondents include all domestic and export shipments and may include imported collectors that subsequently were shipped to domestic or foreign customers.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-63A, "Annual Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturers Survey."